The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1984
James W Ayres, Corvallis, OR (US);
Abstract
Methods for the management of bronchopulmonary insufficiency and other conditions are disclosed. The methods involve administration of an N-7-substituted derivative of theophylline selected from the group consisting of dyphylline, etophylline, proxyphylline and mixtures thereof. The derivative can be administered intravenously, intramuscularly, or in the lungs, concurrently with some form of theophylline or administered alone to a patient whose body has a known or an unknown theophylline content. Theophylline and the derivative can be administered in the same dosage form or in separate dosage forms. They can have the same route of administration or different routes of administration; for example, theophylline can be given orally, while the derivative is given as a zero-order intravenous infusion. A high total plasma concentration of methyl xanthine is achieved safely by using a combination of theophylline and one or more of the derivatives. Rapid injection of a loading dose of the derivative is also disclosed.